The moral imagination : (Record no. 44027)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780195174540
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 0195174542
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 303.66
Item number LED
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Lederach, John Paul.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The moral imagination :
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher Oxford University Press,
Year of publication 2005.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xvi, 200 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note On stating the problem and thesis --<br/>On touching the moral imagination: four stories --<br/>On this moment: turning points --<br/>On simplicity and complexity: finding the essence of peacebuilding --<br/>On peace accords: image of a line in time --<br/>On the gift of pessimism: insights from the geographies of violence --<br/>On aesthetics: the art of social change --<br/>On space: life in the web --<br/>On mass and movement: the theory of the critical yeast --<br/>On web watching: finding the soul of place --<br/>On serendipity: the gift of accidental sagacity --<br/>On time: the past that lies before us --<br/>On pied pipers: imagination and creativity --<br/>On vocation: the mystery of risk --<br/>On conclusions: the imperative of the moral imagination --<br/>Epilogue: a conversation.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "John Paul Lederach's work in the field of conciliation and mediation is internationally recognized. He has provided consultation, training and direct mediation in a range of situations from the Miskito/Sandinista conflict in Nicaragua to Somalia, Northern Ireland, Tajikistan, and the Philippines. His influential 1997 book Building Peace has become a classic in the discipline. In this book, Lederach poses the question, "How do we transcend the cycles of violence that bewitch our human community while still living in them?" Peacebuilding, in his view, is both a learned skill and an art. Finding this art, he says, requires a worldview shift. Conflict professionals must envision their work as a creative act-an exercise of what Lederach terms the "moral imagination." This imagination must, however, emerge from and speak to the hard realities of human affairs. The peacebuilder must have one foot in what is and one foot beyond what exists. The book is organized around four guiding stories that point to the moral imagination but are incomplete. Lederach seeks to understand what happened in these individual cases and how they are relevant to large-scale change. His purpose is not to propose a grand new theory. Instead he wishes to stay close to the "messiness" of real processes and change, and to recognize the serendipitous nature of the discoveries and insights that emerge along the way. overwhelmed the equally important creative process. Like most professional peacemakers, Lederach sees his work as a religious vocation. Lederach meditates on his own calling and on the spirituality that moves ordinary people to reject violence and seek reconciliation. Drawing on his twenty-five years of experience in the field he explores the evolution of his understanding of peacebuilding and points the way toward the future of the art." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004011794-d.html.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Peace-building.
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Topical Term Pacific settlement of international disputes.
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Topical Term Conflict management.
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Topical Term Social change.
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004011794-d.html
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2004011794-b.html
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Lending Books
Holdings
Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
  Main Library Main Library Stacks 28/10/2016 Donation 700.00 303.66 LED 015296 Lending Books

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